Morris Academic Staff Association (MASA)

Resources

MASA is the organization of the Academic Professional and Administrative staff of the University of Minnesota, Morris. MASA is an informal group organized to keep all UMM Academic Professional and Administrative (P&A) staff informed about issues of interest and common concern. All UMM P&A staff members are a part of MASA.

MASA Steering Group

The MASA Steering Group fosters communication among P&A staff members at Morris.

2013-2014 members

Jayne Blodgett, co-chair, (Briggs Library, service term 2012–15)

Troy Goodnough, co-chair, (Office of Sustainability, service term 2012–15)

Matt Zaske (Comuting Services, 1st term, 2014-2015)

The co-chairs of MASA also serve as P&A Senators to the P&A Senate. In addition to the Steering Group, Morris P&A staff also work to provide representation in the all-University Senate.

P&A senators on University Senate

Jayne Blodgett (Briggs Library, 2013–2016)

Elections

P&A staff on the Morris campus elect their MASA Steering Group members in elections annually each spring. The chair is elected for a three-year term while the other members are elected for one-year terms. An alternate will also be elected. A P&A staff member can serve on the MASA Steering Group for up to three consecutive one-year terms.

Campus Assembly

The Campus Assembly is the formal governing body of the Morris campus. It is made up of all UMM faculty and academic staff, student representatives, and representatives of the United Staff Association of the campus. (The United Staff Association is made up of Civil Service employees and bargaining unit employees represented by both AFSCME and the Teamsters.) Under the UMM Constitution, all academic staff are members of the Campus Assembly. The Steering Group encourages all P&A employees to be involved in campus governance, to read the materials sent out in advance of Campus Assembly meetings, to attend Assembly meetings, to become informed about issues to be voted upon, and to exercise their right to vote in the Assembly.

Academic Professionals and Administrators Senate (P&A Senate)

On July 1, 2011, the P&A Senate became the official University governance body for academic professionals and administrative (P&A) employees at the University of Minnesota. Representatives and alternates are elected to their positions by the unit in which they work. These individuals are the P&A voice at the University when it comes to reviewing or revising policies, benefits, compensation, recognition, and rewards. As a governance body, it is the P&A Senate's role to make recommendations to the administration on important policy issues and to advocate for benefits and compensation for P&A employees.

The University of Minnesota, Morris is a public liberal arts University that provides a rigorous undergraduate liberal arts education, preparing its students to be global citizens who value and pursue intellectual growth, civic engagement, intercultural competence, and environmental stewardship.